Dropping offensive terms for Dalits without dismantling caste changes appearances, not reality. True dignity arises when communities name themselves, shifting from state correction to self-…
An examination of 8 well-known terror cases which resulted in acquittals reveals how innocent Muslims are arrested, often tortured, and then suffer prolonged trials. They are eventually acquitted by…
With unprecedented speed, violence, and destruction, the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal ended in euphoria with the government forced to resign and the appointment of an interim prime minister of the…
Instead of lowering the age of consent in sexual activity, introducing close-in-age exemptions for 16 to 18-year-olds—paired with judicial oversight and better education—offers a better way to…
A study reveals that distributing rice and wheat through India’s PDS costs twice as much as millets environmentally. The PDS inadvertently promotes water-intensive crops in stressed regions,…
The World Bank has used non-comparable data, made numerous and inexplicable changes to its methodology, and has departed from past accepted practices, thereby casting doubt on the quality of its…
Indian law creates a legal vacuum around traditional designs by failing to recognise collective creation, generational knowledge, and community-based craftsmanship. This makes cultural appropriation…
Hindutva politics and the entrenched ethnic tensions in Assam have intensified the “othering” of Bengali Muslims in the state. But these "others" live in extreme poverty compared to other…
A rapid expansion in medical colleges has been justified by India’s poor doctor-to-population ratio. The shortage of doctors, though, might be an invented figure.
